Cops crack down on statue thieves
Rash of thefts of valued Buddha icons sends officer on a personal quest
- Published: 28/03/2011 at 02:35 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Pol Col Napanwut Polki was in a determined mood after burglars stole a precious Buddha statue from his home town in Prachin Buri province.
The superintendent of Provincial Police Region 3 told himself he would do whatever it took to bring Luang Phor Chiang Saen back to Wat Makok Simaram, the temple in Muang district from where the 500-year-old statue was stolen.
The bronze statue with the Marawichai (victory over evil) posture was made in the style representative of northern Thailand's Lanna kingdom _ also known as Chiang Saen art _ whose Buddha statues have unique characteristics, including a lotus-like topknot.
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- Writer: Wassayos Ngamkham
- Position: Reporter
